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Hot Bird 1

retired

CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1995-016BLaunched 3/28/1995

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Hot Bird 1/Bras. B2
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44LP 44LP+
Launch Date: 3/28/1995
Last Contact: 2/20/2007

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,783.5 km
Inclination: 0.04 deg
Dry Mass: 840 kg
Total Mass: 1,798 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: Eutelsat
Manufacturer: Airbus

Constellation

Name: Eutelsat GEO fleet historical
Active Satellites: 24

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1995-016B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/287